CEB trade unions suspend strike following agreement

Unreleased sections of bond report handed over to Speaker

Some sections of the Central Bank treasury bond report which were not released earlier, were handed over to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today. The Speaker’s office said that?sections C 350 to C 360 of the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Central Bank bond scam were handed over to the Speaker by the Presidential Secretariat today. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament today that he had received a few sections of the unreleased parts of the report and more remained to be rel

05 Jun, 2018

UNP confirms will put forward UNP candidate for President

The United National Party (UNP) today confirmed that it will put forward a UNP candidate for President at the next Presidential elections. UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj?Kariyawasam confirmed the position of the UNP when responding to questions raised by journalists at an event today. Kariyawasam also said that the UNP does not see any challenge even if former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa were to contest the 2020 Presidential elections. The UNP had supported Maithripala Sirisena at

04 Jun, 2018

Emil Ranjan and Rangajeewa further remanded till June 19

Former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan and Inspector of Police (IP) Neomal Rangajeewa, who were arrested over the 2012 Welikada Prison riot, have been further remanded till June 19. The Colombo Magistrate?s Court ordered that?Emil Ranjan and Neomal Rangajeewa, who were remanded until today, to be further remanded till June 19. Emil Ranjan and?Neomal Rangajeewa had been arrested over the 2012 Welikada Prison clashes in which several inmates were killed. Investigators are attempting to uncover

05 Jun, 2018